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The Mississauga News
Olympic hockey heroes inspire hospital staffers
Oct 2, 2002
The glory of Canada's Olympic hockey victory (the female version) still lives.
Seven months after capturing gold in Salt Lake City, Team Canada head coach Daniele Sauvageau and captain Cassie Campbell came to Mississauga recently to relive for a large crowd the thrill and emotion of their dramatic victory over the U.S.
The occasion was the community segment of Trillium Health Centre's "Back To School" conference, an educational
In the main session, topics included discussion of current and future health care, the use of robotic surgery and technology in medicine, and motivating and creating teams to get the job done.
"We have to see beyond the structure and the management expertise and look into the hearts and minds of the people who serve here so that we can help release the leadership capacity that I believe dwells in each person," said Trillium
Sharing the spotlight with the two hockey heroes was another Olympian, world champion pairs figure skater Barbara Underhill.
Underhill was the luncheon speaker, recounting her personal
story of incredible triumphs and devastating losses, and
how she succeeded despite life's difficulties.
Hockey fan Mayor Hazel McCallion welcomed Sauvageau and
Campbell to the Mississauga Convention Centre.
Sauvageau said that despite eight consecutive losses to the Americans leading up to the Olympics -- and having been written off by practically everyone -- her team never gave up hope.
"Responsibility, determination, and courage ... those "she said.
"Very few people exceed their dreams. It requires going out of your comfort "
Campbell, who grew up in Brampton, said the team members "didn't
"We killed off eight penalties
in a row," said Campbell. "That
was not the way that we wanted to win the game ... but what
the heck."
Campbell was charitable to the referee.
"In all fairness to her, she was put in the wrong situation and she did the "she said.
Despite no longer being the head coach, having recently stepped down from her position to focus on her police career, Sauvageau is hoping Whistler, British Columbia gets the 2010 Winter Olympics.
"We got a taste of being Olympic champions," she said. "Now "
This article has been reprinted with permission from the Mississauga News